An abnormal curve of the lumbar spine is lordosis, also called sway back. An abnormal curve of the thoracic spine is kyphosis, also called hunchback. An abnormal curve from side-to-side is called scoliosis.
There are approximately 560,000,000,000 planets in outer space that scientists have discovered. In this solar system, there are eight planets. In this galaxy, there are likely between 50 billion and a trillion planets-or more. At this point, we can hardly guess.
Eight planets and a dwarf planet in our Solar System, approximately to scale. Pluto is a dwarf planet at far right. At far left is the Sun. The planets are, from left, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Credit: Lunar and Planetary Institute.